Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing: Estimation of Agricultural Crop Biomass Water Equivalent

• Main Author: Ammar Wahbi (auth)
• Other Authors: Lee Heng (auth), Gerd Dercon (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2018
• Subjects: Technology, engineering, agriculture; Earth Science; Nuclear; Biomass Water Equivalent; Satellite Imagery; Remote Sensing; CRNS; Water Management; Crop Nutrition; Soil Management
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This open access book provides methods for the estimation of Biomass Water Equivalent (BEW), an essential step for improving the accuracy of area-wide soil moisture by cosmic-ray neutron sensors (CRNS). Three techniques are explained in detail: (i) traditional in-situ destructive sampling, (ii) sate...